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“Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to do with man, and which man may learn only in exchange for peace and sanity; cryptic truths which make the knower evermore an alien among his kind, and cause him to walk alone on earth.”

Men Kind May Earth Left Causes Walks Secret Terrible Aliens Sanity Dread Primal Evermore Cryptic

Book:H.P. Lovecraft: The Ultimate Collection (160 Works Including Early Writings, Fiction, Collaborations, Poetry, Essays & Bonus Audiobook Links)

Source: H.P. Lovecraft: The Ultimate Collection (160 Works Including Early Writings, Fiction, Collaborations, Poetry, Essays & Bonus Audiobook Links)

“The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance, . . . when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man . . . . It is our alarming misfortune that so primitive a science has armed itself with the most modern and terrible weapons, and that in turning them against the insects it has also turned them against the earth.”

Men Earth Modern Terrible Weapons Phrases Arrogance Misfortunes Primitive Insects Convenience Silent Spring

Book:Silent Spring

Source: Silent Spring

“There is no more terrible woe upon earth than the woe of the stricken brain, which remembers the days of its strength, the living light of its reason, the sunrise of its proud intelligence, and knows that these have passed away like a tale that is told.”

Knows Reason Light Earth Remember Brain Proud Terrible Tales Sunrise Woe Passed Away

Book:Folle-Farine

Source: Folle-Farine

“When there's a terrible murder people who are interviewed say, 'This has always been a quiet neighborhood.' That is so dumb and uninformed! The earth is not a quiet neighborhood. There isn't anyplace that's a quiet neighborhood. People are asking themselves how to stay neat in the cyclone.”

People Earth Terrible Quiet Murder Asking Dumb Neighborhood Neat Uninformed Cyclones

Author:Paula Fox